Reading this article will help you to decide between Sony Xperia Z1 and HTC One. It brings a price comparison at the end too.
Display and Design
The Xperia Z1 shows a 5,1 inches full HD TFT TRILUMINOS display that has a “X Reality for Mobile” picture engine resistant to scratches. It renders a resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels and 441ppi.
The HTC One reveals a 4,7 inches full HD Super LCD 3 display with a resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels with 468 ppi. It has a Gorilla Glass 2 shield that protects the device from scratches.
Weighing 169 grams the Xperia has 144,4 x 73,9 x 8,5 mm dimensions while the HTC One weighs 143grams and has 137,4 x 68,2 x 9,3 mm dimensions.
Devices insides
The operating system used on Xperia is the Jelly Bean on the Android v4.2.2 platform whereas HTC uses the Android c4.1.2 Jelly Bean that will be improved with a 4.3 version soon.
The Xperia device functions with the 2,2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor while the HTC is dotted with a 1,7GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 quad-core processor.
Both devices use only 2 GB of RAM.
The internal memory owned by Xperia device has only one 16GB version that can be improved to another 64GB by using a Micro SD card.
HTC’s internal memory is bigger at 32GB but it hasn’t the possibility of enhancement.
Camera
Xperia’s main camera has 20,7MP and is dotted with CMOS Exmor RS camera sensor (f1/2.3inch aperture) with Sony G lens ( 27mm wide angle and bright f2,0 aperture ) and an separate BIONZ image processor engine. The secondary camera has only 2MP (its the Exmor R camera that has 1,080p video recording ability).
The HTC One has a 4MP main camera with 28mm lens. It owns an imaging chip and multi-axis optical image stabilization. Its secondary camera sports 2,1MP (with a HDR 1080 video recording ability).
Battery
The Xperia is powered by a 3,000mAh battery that permits 14hours of talking on 3G and 550hours of standing-by.
The HTC One functions thanks to a 2300mAh Li-Polymer battery that allows 27hours of talking on 3G or 500hours of standing-by.
Prices
The Sony Xperia Z1 costs around 365,74 dollars and HTC One is found at a price around 241,50 dollars.
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